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Code Development
| Summary |
Summary
No minimum energy performance requirements exist in Brazil. In 2001, Law 10.295, regulating the National Policy for Conservation and Rational Use of Energy was introduced. Under this legislation Brazil has developed methodologies for evaluating the energy efficiency of buildings. In February 2009 the Brazilian Energy Labeling Schemes for Commercial, Public and Services Buildings (RTQ-C) was published followed by the Brazilian Energy Labeling Schemes for Residential Buildings (RTQ-R) in November 2010. |
| Revision Schedule | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Existing Code Coverage | |
| Stakeholder Engagement | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Best Practices | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Code Implementation - Compliance & Enforcement
| Administrative/Enforcement Structures | |
| Compliance Checking on Design | NA, compliance varies by jurisdiction – refer to country information sheet for details |
| Compliance Checking on Construction | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Compliance Checking on Pre-Occupancy | |
| Air Tightness testingy | |
| Commissioning before occupancy | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Commissioning after occupancy | |
| Compliance Software Residential | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Compliance Software Non-Residential | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Penalties for non-compliance | |
| Incentives and Recognition program for compliance | |
| Compliance Rate monitoringe | |
| Compliance Rate Publicised | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Compliance Lessons Learned | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
| Compliance Energy Use Statistics | |
| Compliance Rate in % | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Capacity Building and Education
| Awareness Raising |
Building materials
| Building Materials Ratings |
Energy Performance Certificates
| EPC Implementation |
